Ethel Louise Spowers b. 1890

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker. Received art training in Melbourne, London, and Paris. Best known as for her fairy tale illustrations and linocuts.
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Name
Ethel Louise Spowers
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1890
Birth place
South Yarra, Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1947
Death place
East Melbourne, Vic.
Burial place
Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1908 - c.1941
Residence
  • 1910 Paris, France
  • 1921 - 1924 Europe
Training
  • c.1905 Académie Delécluse, Paris, France
  • 1911 - 1917 Melbourne's National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Grosvenor School of Modern Art, London, England, UK
  • 1921 Académie Rauson, Paris, France
  • c.1921 Regent Street Polytechnic, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related people
  • Waller, Christian (associate of)
  • Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Flett, James (associate of)
  • Thake, Eric (associate of)
  • Ward, Frederick (associate of)
  • Proctor, Thea (associate of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Westgarth, William (grandchild of)
  • Reynolds, Mary (associate of)
  • Christina, Annie (child of)
  • Spowers, William George Lucas (child of)
  • Noall, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Macnab, Iain (associate of)
  • Buzacott, Nutter (associate of)
  • Waller, Christian (associate of)
  • Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Flett, James (associate of)
  • Thake, Eric (associate of)
  • Ward, Frederick (associate of)
  • Proctor, Thea (associate of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Westgarth, William (grandchild of)
  • Reynolds, Mary (associate of)
  • Buzzacott, Nutter (associate of)
  • Christina, Annie (child of)
  • Spowers, William George Lucas (child of)
  • Noall, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Macnab, Iain (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
Related works
  • The Story of the Red Cross (creator of)
  • The Junior Red Cross Works in Every Land (creator of)
  • Resting Models (creator of)
  • Women with Fans (creator of)
  • The Story of the Red Cross (creator of)
  • The Junior Red Cross Works in Every Land (creator of)
  • Resting Models (creator of)
  • Women with Fans (creator of)
Related collections
  • Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • The Age of Ex Libris: Bookplates from the Library's Collection (exhibited at)
  • Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • The Age of Ex Libris: Bookplates from the Library's Collection (exhibited at)
  • Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Kerr, JoanNote: Heritage biography.
  • Kerr, Joan Note: Heritage biography.